Monkey Business

#aznailartchallenge on Instagram is on J for Jungle and #30daysofcolour has a holo theme this week. While poison dart frogs would have also made me happy, they’d be harder to do with the holo polishes I have so I decided to go with monkeys instead. Also, it allowed me to inflict a pun on others. My only regret is that I should have flipped the key over. Oh, well. I wasn’t sure if the manicure would look good with a shiny or a matte finish so I took photos of both. This is a good policy for nail artists (if you have the time) and I am not the only one that does this. The holo-ness disappeared with a matte top coat so I guess shiny should have been it because: holo theme. But it’s sadly easier to see the details of the stamping if everything is matte so I’ve only used one of my photos with shiny top coat… Also, I just like that subtle glow the matte look has with these polishes. I <3 Colores de Carol.

• Base Polishes:
  Colores de Carol’s “Elysium” and “Fantasia”
• Stamping Polishes:
  Mundo de Unas’ “Brown”, “Green”, “Lemon Tree”
• Advanced Stamping Polishes:
  Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri “I-rush Luck”, Sinful Color’s “Snow Me White” and “V.I. Peach”, Zoya’s “Jacqueline” and “Spencer”
• Stamping Plates:
  Born Pretty BP-L063 (handstand and vine monkey), HK-06 (big leaves), Mash-32 (key), STZ-27 (“M”, “O”, “N”, banana, tiny monkey), YZWLE-19 (vines)